The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-06
Published by Authority
AN ORDINANCE
Relating to Estrays and the City
Estray Pound.

SECTION BE it ordained by the City
Council of SILT Lake City that: Part
of Lot 3,,Block 80, Plot "a" Salt Lake
City survey, situate and being on the
south side OF the public grounds known
as Washington Square," in the First
MUNICIPAL Ward, is hereby designated
as the City Estray Pound, for impound
ing animals running at large or doing
damase within the corporate limits Of
said city, as hereinafter provided
SEC. p It shall be the duty of the
city poun3keeper to receive and take
care of all animals committed to his
charge and provide all necessary forage
! find tie owners of said animals,
by examining the record of Marks
and Brands and otherwise, and
receive and file all bills of damage
duly presented and enter the amounts
in the pound book, which shall be open
to the inspection OF the public; he shall
not deliver any animal to the owner
until all casts and damages are paid or
satisfactorily arranged for.
SEC. -1he City Poundkeeper shall
register, in the pound book, all animals
delivered to him for commitment, which
registration shall set forth when re-
celved, from whom, where, found,
amount of damage done, kind of
animal, approximate age, color, marks,
brands. and such other description as
may cid the owner to identify his
animal, a true copy of which the
Poundkeeper shall forthwith post up
on the outside of the entrance door of
said pound.
SIC. All animals remaining IN
claimed three days from the time of
commitment shall be advertised for
sale by the ponndkeeper not less than
three times, in some newspaper pub
Ii, he'd in said city having general Cir
culat on. stating the time and place OF
sale, and giving a description of said
animals as directed i'll Section of this
ordinance, and. that if not claimed and
taken away within ten days from the
date thereof, he Will expose them at
] public sale and sell them to the highest
responsible bidder.
SEC. 5.-Fhe net proceeds of the sale
of all animals, made in pursuance of
Section of this ordinance. shall be
paid into. the city treasury, subject to
the order of the owners of said animals,
If applied for within SIX months from
the dateo sale IF not app lied for by the
owners within that time the city treas
urer shall place the amount to the
credit of city revenue.
Sec. 6.-No cattle, horses, mules
sheep. goats orsswine shall be.allowed to
run at large or be herded, picketed or
staked out upon any street. sidewalk or
other public place within the limits of
, this city; and all such animals SO found
may be taken up and driven to the
estray pound. Prorided, that nothing
herein shall be so construed as to pre-
vent any citizen from herding mich
COWS work cattle, horses, mules ~
other animals On the unenciosed public
lands within the city but away from
the settled portions thereof.
SEC. AN damages done by any
animal trespassing shall be forthwith
appraised by any disinterested person
who may make q reasonable charge fol
such service, and shall set forth in
such appraisal, in writing. the time and
place of damage, the amount OF
damages, together with his charges, the
name of the owner of the animal, i
known, the name of the person sc
damaged; also the kind and description
of the animal which appraisal, If 90
paid or satisfactorily arranged by the
owner. or il the owner be not found
shall, together with the animal, be de-
livered to the city poundkeeper. Pro
cided, that if the owner deem thu
appraisal too high, said owner may
choose another appraiser, who, witt
the first, may make new appraisal; o.
when they cannot agree, they two MAY
choose third, and the three may PRO
coed to make final appraisal.
SEC. 6 Any animal found doing dam
age may be taken up by any pers on
and if the owner cannot be found, or i
found shall refuse to paw all costs ant
damage, said animal may be takeI
forthwith to the city pound, and deliv
e cred to the keeper thereof, and may b
held and sold as provided in section
of this ordinance unless previously re
deemed.
SEC. 9.-Any person other than th
City Pound eeper taking up an animal
under the provisions of this chapter
and retaining it more than twenty-fou
hours shall, on conviction, be liable t
pay fine of five dollars, and shall los
all damages that may have accrue
thereon.
SEC. 1O.-Any person taking his owl
animal or that of any other person on
of the CUSTODY of person holding tn
same for damages done by it, or out G
the city pound, by stealth, or by force
or who shall interrupt Or hinder an
one while in the discharge of his duty
under the provisions of this chapter
shall be liable to fine in any sum nc
exceeding 500. or imprisonment not
exceed one hundred days, or both fin
and imprisonment.
SEC. 11.-Any person who shall ma
, Iiciously or mischieYously secrete O
impound the animal of another, or VIII
shall maliciously or mischievously al
= and abet therein, shall, on conviction
be liable to q fine in any sum not ex
lceeding SIS for each offence.
SEC. The Pound keepers fees TO
impounding, registering and posting u
notice shall not exceed 81 per head 70
horses. mules or cattle, nor 25 cent
for calves, goats, sheep and swine
Fees Tor feeding animals shall
q governed by the price of forage in tn
city market at the time of feeding tn
same. Fees for Advertising shall no
NC .-i4r 10y able COMPENSATION there
for. y al, lee SiaIl he re- aimed b.
the Pound epar rur IL. com OeDsatiGl
@ and the payment vi all Gusts that ms,
hav, q" Tued.
\ SEC l5-I, shall be the duty of tn
Pouud-keeper TO keep books. in whicl
he ehaI kaan an accurate acc0un, az